North Korea reacted Thursday to the latest military exercises between the United States and South Korea, promising an “unimaginable strike at an unimaginable time.”

The Hermit Kingdom also mocked President Donald Trump, calling him the “rabid man in the White House” who will “first face the immense volley of nuclear fire if he hopes to settle (this) confrontation with nukes.”

The threats trail along the heels of the U.S. and South Korea’s five-day joint military exercise involving fighter jets, helicopters and nearly 40 navy vessels.

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But whereas many might see these exercises as a means of ensuring preparedness, North Korea sees it solely as a threat.

“The U.S. is running amok by introducing under our nose the targets we have set as primary ones,” a North Korean statement said, according to the South Korean Yonhap News Agency. “The U.S. should expect that it would face unimaginable strike at an unimaginable time.”

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The statement praised the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, stressing that its citizens have “experienced sanctions and pressure, a war without gunfire.”

It also noted the difference between the U.S. and the DPRK, painting the western nation as the aggressive one.

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“Historically, it is the chieftain persistently threatening the DPRK,” the statement said, as reported by Fox News.

The statement came around the same time North Korea released photos of leader Kim Jong Un at Ryuwon Footwear Factory. Photos in Newsweek showed Kim with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and his sister Kim Yo Jong.

At sea, the commander of the strike group that includes the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan said the U.S. is ready for whatever North Korea does.

“The dangerous and aggressive behavior by North Korea concerns everybody in the world,” Rear Adm. Marc Dalton told Reuters. “We have made it clear with this exercise, and many others, that we are ready to defend the Republic of Korea.”

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The strike group’s presence comes ahead of Trump’s first official visit to Asia, which will start in Japan on Nov. 5.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has said Americans should be worried about North Korea’s “pretty good ICBM capability” and its “pretty good nuclear reentry vehicle.”